The Haryana cabinet today took some major decision and that includes bus fare hike, increase in VAT on petrol and diesel, market fee on vegetables and ban on the purchase of new cars and jeeps, to mop up resources in view of the economic crisis due to the Covid-19 epidemic.
These decisions were taken at a meeting presided over by CM Manohar Lal Khattar on April 30.
Hike in Bus Fare:
The state government has decided to increase bus fare in the state for ordinary, luxury and super-luxury buses from 85 paise per passenger per km to Rs 1 per passenger per km to partially meet the increased cost of operation of buses from Rs 37.48 per km in June 2016 to Rs 52.23 per km in December 2019.
The ordinary/standard bus fare will be increased from 85 paise per km to 100 paise per km up to a distance of 100 km and 105 paise per km for travel of more than 100 km.
The bus fare for other types of services, including Volvo and Mercedes, will be increased to 150 paise to 250 paise per passenger per km.
VAT on Diesel and Petrol:
The Cabinet today increased VAT rate by Re 1 per litre for petrol and Rs 1.1 per litre for diesel. The rate of tax will be restored to 25 per cent on petrol and 16.4 per cent on diesel — that is the pre-October 4, 2018 levels — and the fixed rate of tax per litre may be increased from Rs 8.15 per litre to Rs 9.20 per litre in case of diesel and from Rs 14.25 per litre to Rs 15.20 per litre in case of petrol.
